Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-02-23
SOMETHING MISSING.
Unfavorabic Conditions Under which
Young Couple Began House.
keeping.

Mr.. Youngman married a yer,
pretty and sweet little lady recently
and he furnished a house 10 establish
her in as soon as the nuptials wer,
completed. He was congratulatiDg
himself on having bought everything
that would be needed in the proper
running of a well-organized household
and was not little surprised on thu
second morning after the wedding by
his wife landing him a card on which
was written list Of articles which she
requested him TO bring home when III
came from work. The list ran as fol
| lows:
Stove polish.
Hard soap.
Oatmeal.
Curtain fixtures.
Picture hooks and cords.
Coal sieve.
Rolling pin.
Dust pan.
Broom.
Stove brush.
Paper eight-ounce tacks.
Mr.. Youngman reads over the list
and tries to remember that he bought
all of these things when he furnished
the house. but lie can't.
Hadn't you better go down with
me and order them yourself, darlingP'
he says.
mo, no, DEAR" she replies. You
can get them well enough"
but might not get just what you
want" he suggests.
"Oh, you goose" she says smillngiy,
throwing her arms around his neck and
dropping kiss on his lips, '.you know
I'd be satisfied with any thing You buy
me.n
''I wouldn't be single again for any
thing" unused Mr.. Youngman, as he
tripped lightly down stairs.
That noon Mr.. Youngman brought
home the desired articles and laid them
on the table. Mrs. Youngman looked
over the articles and said:
"Oh, VIII, what did you get this
kind of stove polish for? 1t isn't half
as good as the ether, and this soap,
why, my mother would never have that
brand of soap in the house. How
much'd you pay for this oatmeal?"
twenty-five cents.
"Twenty five centsl Why, you can
get splendid oatmeal for fifteen cents a
package"
"Tho5e curtain fixtures are an inch too
wide for the windows. l wonder you
didn't know that"
''Oh, you got green picture cord,
didn't you2 Well, | won't use it. 1
always want red picture cord"
THAT coal sieve is too coarse. It'll
let half the good coal through it. Why
didn't you think of that?"
THAT rolling pin is altogether too
heavy, wanted light one."
IL was in hopes that you'd get a
bronze dust pan, instead of this yellow
one"
THAT broom Is too heavy. \
lighter one would have done just as
well, and it wouldn't have cost so
much"
1.-The bristles in that stove brush are
too stiff. | wanted a softer cne."
"Oh, VIII, why didn't you get gall
vanized lacks; these iron ones rust out
so quick. They amt good at ALL"
Mr.. Yonngman waits until his young
wife gets through, and wondering what
has brought such a change over her
since morning puts It's arms around her
and says:
"What is the matter with my little
wife?"
Her dainty head falls on his shoulder
and between the sobs that shake her
slight frame. she says:
"Wi-Will. l feel so b-a-a-d. I
wanted to make some bi-blscuit this
noon, a-a-and got the wa-wa-water and
sa-a-alt and ye-ye-yeast, but there's
m-mi-mlssing and can't
think wha-what it Is"
Mr.. Youngman smiled quietly, and
clasping his young wife to his watch
pocket he placed his lips to her ear and
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